Early Christian Ecclesiastical Settlement in Ireland 5th to 12th Centuries

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FoundationGives the name of the site — generally in its Old Irish form, (if attested in early or medieval sources, or if it appears to be readily reconstructable) otherwise the modern English placename is given.:		Documented AssociationGives the names of Early Christian ecclesiastics (the DIB terms such individuals often regarded as founders of churches — saints in the Irish tradition), whose association with the sites concerned is based on documentary sources.:		LineageThis records the reputed ancestral lines of individuals given in Doc Assoc.:
Traditional AssociationGives the names of Early Christian ecclesiastics whose association with the sites concerned is based on tradition, dedication or placename association.:		TownlandGives the townland (name spelt as in TTPBI Index) in which the site is (or is thought to be) located.:		ParishGives the civil (not ecclesiastical) parish in which the townland is situated.:
DeaneryThis records the rural deanery (a sub-division of the diocese) to which the parish belongs.:		DioceseThis records the medieval (not necessarily the same as the modern) diocese in which the foundation lies.:		BaronyGives the modern barony (as in TTPBI Index the baronies were rationalised in 19thC) in which the townland and civil parish are situated.:
CountyGives the county in which the barony lies.:		ProvinceGives both the civil province in which the county lies and the ecclesiastical province to which the diocese belongs.:		SourcesThis is concerned almost exclusively with hagiographical sources (mainly Lives of the saints, martyrologies and genealogies of the saints) and relates to the individuals and lineages in Doc Assoc and Lineage.:
Recorded HistoryThis concerns the subsequent history of the site, with emphasis on pre-Norman (or early post-Norman) native sources mainly annals but also including medieval ecclesiastical records (charters or taxations), English Crown documents and, on occasion, modern sources (especially surveys or maps, which may mark the location of lost sites or illuminate placenames).:		Clerical StatusThis seeks to classify foundations as episcopal coarbial or eremitic based on the clerical orders ascribed to the reputed founder, the later succession-record or the placename of the site.:		GenderThis seeks to classify foundations as male or female based on the gender of the reputed founder, the later succession-record or the placename of the site.:
Succession RecordLists ecclesiastics, male or female, who succeeded to offices at the foundation concerned abbots, abbesses, comarbai, bishops often clerics of less exalted rank such as treasurers, lectors, scribes. These lists make no claim to be exhaustive; fuller accounts for major sites can be found in the New History of Ireland, vol. 8, and in published prosopographies.:		Medieval DedicationNotes medieval church-dedications to saints whether Irish or Continental.:		Familial LinksIndicates links between foundations, whether claimed in hagiographical sources (a lesser site said to have submitted to greater site), attested by charter, or indicated by tradition or placename evidence.:
Folk TraditionRecords traditional stories, beliefs or practices (especially pilgrimages or patterns), or a tradition of clandestine burial either recorded or inferred from location names such as the killeen or the caldragh.:		Field RemainsRecords physical remains of sites, whether visible in the field or accessed through excavation. Precedence is given to features considered to be characteristic of the Early Christian/pre-Reform era, such as enclosures, (especially circular or oval), cross-slabs, high-crosses, bullauns and raised areas — with round towers and church remains further down the list unless there is a strong case for doing otherwise.:		ArtifactsIn general, this records only items which may support the case for the site as a pre-Reform ecclesiastical settlement (especially croziers, shrines, chalices etc) — whether recovered by search or excavation, or merely associated with the site by tradition. Also included are such items as querns and kilns as flour-production was an important part of life at ecclesiastical (although also, admittedly, at secular) settlement sites.:
BibliographyMentions secondary references (sometimes very select indeed) to the site concerned. Some contain detailed discussion, others (especially where little else seems to be available) only the briefest mentions. For details see the Bibliography page.:		AddendumIncludes fragments of additional information (or comments on the part of the compilers) relating to the site in question.:		LatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees (positive is North, negative is South):
LongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees (positive is East, negative is West):

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FoundationGives the name of the site — generally in its Old Irish form, (if attested in early or medieval sources, or if it appears to be readily reconstructable) otherwise the modern English placename is given.	DioceseThis records the medieval (not necessarily the same as the modern) diocese in which the foundation lies.
Abbeymahon*	Cork
Achad Airaird	Cork
Ardnageehy*	Cork
Ath Luain*	Cork
Baile Buadain*	Cork
Baile Dublegir*	Cork
Baile Garbáin	Cork
Baile Muadáin	Cork
Baile na Manach*	Cork
Ballinaltig	Cork
Ballinamought	Cork
Ballycotton*	Cork
Ballyeightragh*	Cork
Ballynabortagh	Cork
Ballyspillane*	Cork
Barnatonicane (Cell Mo-Laca?)	Cork
Britway	Cork
Cannawee*	Cork
Carrigroe	Cork
Cell Átha Moirín	Cork
Cell Barra	Cork
Cell Barra	Cork
Cell Barra	Cork
Cell Barra/Kilbarry (1)	Cork
Cell Barra/Kilbarry (2)	Cork
Cell Barra/Kilbarry	Cork
Cell Britain/Cell na mBretan	Cork
Cell Broccáin?/Kilbrogan	Cork
Cell Broccáin/Kilbrogan	Cork
Cell Chiaráin	Cork
Cell Chluana	Cork
Cell Cholmáin	Cork
Cell Cholmáin? (Kilcolman)	Cork
Cell Chommáin (Kilcomane)	Cork
Cell Chonndi	Cork
Cell Chréde	Cork
Cell Chuáin	Cork
Cell Chúile	Cork
Cell Gobbáin	Cork
Cell Imlecha?	Cork
Cell Laisre/Lasra (Killasseragh)	Cork
Cell mac Dubáin	Cork
Cell Máele/Máile-	Cork
Cell M'íde	Cork
Cell Mingen	Cork
Cell Mo-bóe (?)	Cork
Cell Mo-Channóc?	Cork
Cell Mo-Chommóc	Cork
Cell Mór (Kilmore)	Cork
Cell Mugaine	Cork
Cell Mugaine?	Cork
Cell na Cluaine?	Cork
Cell na gClérech	Cork
Cell na gCluaire	Cork
Cell Onchon?	Cork
Cell Rónáin	Cork
Cell Sinchill?	Cork
Cell Tairri?	Cork
Cell Ua nDaigre?	Cork
Cenn Eich	Cork
Clochán, An	Cork
Cloghmacsimon	Cork
Cloghvoula	Cork
Cluain Bec	Cork
Cluain téad?	Cork
Corcach	Cork
Cork (Christ Church)*	Cork
Cork (St Mary's)?	Cork
Cove	Cork
Croagh	Cork
Cúil (Coole)	Cork
Cuilenn	Cork
Cúil Fota	Cork
Dísert (Desert)	Cork
Dísert (Desert)	Cork
Dísert Mór	Cork
Domnach Uchaire?	Cork
Dromidiclogh	Cork?
Dromore (1)	Cork
Dromore (2)	Cork
Druim Draignige	Cork
Druim Orcáin	Cork
Dún Dermaige	Cork
Dún Garbáin?	Cork
Etargabal	Cork
Fán Lópaist	Cork
Foilogohig	Cork
Garranbraher?	Cork
Grange	Cork
Greenane	Cork
Horse Island	Cork
Inishannon	Cork
Inishkenny	Cork
Inis Phích	Cork
Kilbronoge	Cork
Kilbrown	Cork
Kildee	Cork
Killountain?	Cork
Killowen	Cork
Killowen	Cork
Killowen	Cork
Kilmaloda	Cork
Kilmalooda	Cork
Kilnadur	Cork
Kilnaruane	Cork
Kilshinahan	Cork
Knockmacool	Cork
Knocks	Cork
Leittir? (Letter)	Cork
Loch Irce/Gougane Barra	Cork
Mishells	Cork
Mullaghroe	Cork
Nedinagh	Cork
Nuachongbáil	Cork
Ros Becc	Cork
Ros Cáerach	Cork
Sen-Chlochar	Cork
Skeam	Cork
Sleenoge	Cork
Stouke	Cork
Tech Saxan	Cork
Tempall an Díthrebaig	Cork
Tempall Breccáin	Cork
Tempall Ruadáin (?)	Cork
Templebryan (1)	Cork
Templebryan (2)	Cork
Temple Hill*	Cork
Toames	Cork